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Following release of House memo, FBI director says ‘talk is cheap’ in letter to bureau

FBI Director Christopher Wray, seen here in December 2017, Wray reportedly sent a letter of support and encouragement to his faculty.( REUTERS/ Aaron P. Bernstein)

FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly sent a letter of support to his employees at the bureau on Friday following the release of the much-hyped FISA memo, Business Insider reported.

In the letter, released Friday evening by a BBC reporter, Wray attempted to rally his squad by reminding its members that the work they do is important and “will always matter more” than what goes on in the press.

“The American people read the papers, and they hear lots of talk on cable TV and social media, ” Wray wrote. “But they ensure and experience the actual run you do — keeping communities safe and our nation secure, often dealing with sensitive matters and making decisions under difficult circumstances. And that work will always matter more.”

Wray’s terms followed the public release of a four-page memo compiled by the staff of the House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif ., which details claims that the Department of Justice and the FBI allegedly abused federal surveillance practises during the 2016 presidential campaign. The memoranda was declassified by President Trump on Friday, despite House Democrats’ warnings and cautions against doing so .

In the FBI director’s letter, Wray said the bureau does difficult work “even when it’s not easy.” But agents do it because they “believe in what it stands for and in what this institution means to people.”

“We’re going to keep doing that the project works, because we know who and what we are, and because we know that our mission comes first, ” Wray said. “The American people come first.”